PART 4
PROCEDURES
(6)
The police officer may make more than 1 application under subsection (5)
until the expert assistance is available,
(7)
The police officer must, by way of notice, notify the person who has
custody or control of the data storage medium, computer network or
computer system:
(a)
the intention of the police officer to apply for an extension; and
(b) __ that the person is entitled to be heard in relation to the application.
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(1)
Assisting police officer in executing computer warrant
A police officer may direct a person in possession or control of, or with
knowledge of, the data storage medium, computer network or computer
system to assist the police officer to:
(a)
access and operate the data storage medium, computer network or
computer system to access any computer data (including data
stored at any place or on a separate data storage medium); and
{b)
obtain and copy the data; and
(c)
use equipment to make copies of the data; and
(d)
obtain an intelligible output from the computer-system in a format
that can be read; and
(e)
do anything that the police officer reasonably requires.
(2) — A person who fails without reasonable excuse to comply with a direction
under subsection (1), commits an offence and is.liable on conviction:
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(1) _
(a)
in the case of an individual — to a fine not exceeding VT 1,000,000
or a term of imprisonment not exceeding 3 years or both; or
(b)
_in the case of a body corporate — to a fine not exceeding VT
2,000,000.
Exercising reasonable care
For the purposes of this section, damage, in relation to data, includes
damages by erasing of the date ar addition
of ether data-but dees act
include the reasonable alteration of data by digital forensic processes.
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